Japanese Questions

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Japanese Questions

Learning the Japanese Questions displayed below is vital to the language. Japanese questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. Usually it starts with why, how, where, when ... Here are some examples:

English Questions

Japanese Questions

Questions

shitsumon - 質問

how?

dono youni desu ka ? - どのようにですか？

what?

nan desu ka ? - 何ですか？

who?

dare desu ka ? - 誰ですか？

why?

naze desu ka ? - なぜですか？

where?

doko desu ka ? - どこですか？

Notice the structure of the Questions in Japanese.

List of Questions in Japanese

Below is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Japanese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Japanese vocabulary.

English Questions

Japanese Questions

where is he?

kare wa doko desu ka ? - 彼はどこですか？

what is this?

kore wa nan desu ka ? - これは何ですか？

why are you sad?

naze kanashii no desu ka ? - なせ悲しいのですか？

how do you want to pay?

dono you ni shiharai masu ka ? - どのように支払いますか？

can I come?

it te mo ii desu ka ? - 行ってもいいですか？

is he sleeping?

kare wa nemut te imasu ka ? - 彼は眠っていますか？

do you know me?

watashi wo shit te imasu ka ? - 私を知っていますか？

do you have my book?

anata wa watashi no hon wo mot te i masu ka ? - あなたは私の本を持っていますか？

how big is it?

sore wa dono kurai ookii desu ka ? - それはどのくらい大きいですか？

can I help you?

goyouken wa nan desu ka ? - ご用件は何ですか？

can you help me?

te wo kashi te morae masu ka ? - 手を貸してもらえますか？

do you speak English?

eigo wo hanase masu ka ? - 英語を話せますか？

how far is this?

kore wa dore hodo toi desu ka ? - これはどれほど遠いですか？

what time is it?

nan ji desu ka ? - 何時ですか？

how much is this?

kore wa ikura desu ka ? - これはいくらですか？

what is your name?

anata no o namae wa nan desu ka ? - あなたのお名前は何ですか？

where do you live?

anata wa doko ni sun de iru no desu ka ? - あなたはどこに住んでいるのですか？

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